'69 BMW 1600(2)

[Revmaynard]

1969 BMW 1600 with a 70's 2002 2.0l swap. Weber carb, rebuilt motor. It hasn't ran in a little while but I think the timing is off. Got the rear deck lid replaced and some black e30 seats for it. Might have a set of bottle caps for it. I'll post some pictures of it it stripped on the outside in a few days. I was going to do some sanding and body work but haven't gotten around to it.
















Figure I'll strip the back half of the interior out at first until I can replace the fabric/carpet.


I added some pictures on page two of the sanding.

[quickdodge®]

Next tot eh 510 and the 1st gen Civic, I have always loved these cars. Later, QD.

[Revmaynard]

Yep, they're great little cars! I love the lines of them.

[DinanM3atl]

Pretty pimp man!

[EJ25RUN]

Niki Lauda and Alpina in a 1602. (Sorry cant find a real pic of it.)

[SampaGuy]

Niki Lauda and Alpina in a 1602. (Sorry cant find a real pic of it.)

That must have been back when he had hair.

Sorry for the bad joke

[EJ25RUN]

That must have been back when he had hair.

Sorry for the bad joke

or ears.

you know like 6 people on this site have a clue of what we are on about lol

[rbwdriven]

that was just wrong. I saw the actual race.

I've seen alot of his cars first hand. Growing up in the UK.

my buddy had a bmw 2002 TI. Her dad restored it for her in high school. I still ocassionally see it running around Roswell.

[EJ25RUN]

that was just wrong. I saw the actual race.

I've seen alot of his cars first hand. Growing up in the UK.

my buddy had a bmw 2002 TI. Her dad restored it for her in high school. I still ocassionally see it running around Roswell.

Don't think of it like that. I give Lauda all the respect as he is one of the greatest ever F1 pilots. For one, my joke actually comes from Jeremy Clarkson.

When you say you saw the actual race....what do you mean?

[Revmaynard]

Did some sanding today. Hopefully Sunday I will be able to set the timing and do points on it. After that and it just needs brakes to be road ready. I don't plan on really ''driving'' it until I get somewhere with the body/interior.

[EJ25RUN]

what colors you got planned?

[Revmaynard]

Emerald Green if I get that far with it. Haha. Or something close to BRG.

[EJ25RUN]

Interesting. That sounds about right for a car of that era.

Would you ever consider streching the back fenders?

Here's an Alpina. Some of the other great tuners of the time were GS Tuning & KOEPCHEN


btw...my idea of BMW green: Gösser Beer

[Imadaman]

pretty cool looking car.

[Revmaynard]

Haha, I'd stretch the rear fenders if I was capable. Haha. I like that green.

[cdhtang]

get the 2002 injection engine, nice ride... i love them

[SampaGuy]

that was just wrong. I saw the actual race.

So you must be at least like 40 yrs old? (just checked your profile, yes you are lol)

or ears.

you know like 6 people on this site have a clue of what we are on about lol

lol i know

[rbwdriven]

why yes I'm old.

I'm 38.

When I said that was Wrong, it was wrong cause I thought it and you typed it. My wife said I'm a natural born smart arse.

Grew up in London so watching F1 races was not a big deal for me. Silverstone, Brandshatch and Donnington was almost like going to Road Atlanta over here.

I was 6 when that race happened. Got to watch it with dad. We were either at home or the pub.

I dont get to watch much F1 anymore something about two small kids and the noggin or spout channel.

Last time I got to watch it, we saw when the guy ran the pit red light. first words out of my sons mouth was dad doesn't he know he was suppose to stop. Red light means stop. He is 4.

By the way as far as the bmw - go with the green. My friends one was candy maroon. Had the turbo injection engine in it. The thing screamed. Her dad had the glass etched with Taylor Made on the back. Pretty bad ass little car for what it was.

[SampaGuy]

why yes I'm old.

I'm 38.

When I said that was Wrong, it was wrong cause I thought it and you typed it. My wife said I'm a natural born smart arse.

Grew up in London so watching F1 races was not a big deal for me. Silverstone, Brandshatch and Donnington was almost like going to Road Atlanta over here.

I was 6 when that race happened. Got to watch it with dad. We were either at home or the pub.

I dont get to watch much F1 anymore something about two small kids and the noggin or spout channel.

Last time I got to watch it, we saw when the guy ran the pit red light. first words out of my sons mouth was dad doesn't he know he was suppose to stop. Red light means stop. He is 4.

By the way as far as the bmw - go with the green. My friends one was candy maroon. Had the turbo injection engine in it. The thing screamed. Her dad had the glass etched with Taylor Made on the back. Pretty bad ass little car for what it was.

Haha cool. I was 6 when Senna crashed and I still remember. When I was really really young I used to like the blue cars better, haha, so I liked Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost (I was too young to understand that he was an a**hole) rather than Senna (who my older brother liked, naturally there was a rivalry).

Then in 1994 Senna went to Williams, so now that he was driving a blue car I started liking him for the first time. 3 races later was Imola...

[EJ25RUN]

Haha cool. I was 6 when Senna crashed and I still remember. When I was really really young I used to like the blue cars better, haha, so I liked Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost (I was too young to understand that he was an a**hole) rather than Senna (who my older brother liked, naturally there was a rivalry).

Then in 1994 Senna went to Williams, so now that he was driving a blue car I started liking him for the first time. 3 races later was Imola...

I became a diehard around 2000 but knew about most of the drivers since 1995. Its funny how in watching modern racing forces you to learn about the past.

Today i can name every single F1 champion and their car/engine make and every constuctors champion. All of those off the top of my head.

Same with 500cc/motogp 1949-2008 and Le Mans 24 hour 1923-2008.

[rbwdriven]

yeah I've got really old tamiya models of F1 cars. 1/20 scale and also 1/12 of the of F1 cars. I've got the john player special and the tyrell elf car (6 wheeler) that was a car to watch race. Shear mind numbing to know all 4 wheels on the front steered.

[EJ25RUN]

yeah I've got really old tamiya models of F1 cars. 1/20 scale and also 1/12 of the of F1 cars. I've got the john player special and the tyrell elf car (6 wheeler) that was a car to watch race. Shear mind numbing to know all 4 wheels on the front steered.

the P34 won its class at this years Monterey Historics. And blew the engine on the cool down lap.

[SampaGuy]

Today i can name every single F1 champion and their car/engine make and every constuctors champion. All of those off the top of my head.

Same with 500cc/motogp 1949-2008 and Le Mans 24 hour 1923-2008.

[Revmaynard]

Here are some pictures I took the other day when I started the hood and such. Some of the paint was thick and some was thin, so...lol



If you look at the pictures before there were white paint rings on the hood. The areas sanded most were surface rust spots. I've sprayed them over with some sealer to prevent any moisture from getting to the bare metal.



And these are some OEM BBS 13's for a 2002 I might try to buy for it.

[Humphrizzle]

looks awesome

[bandydesign]

Looks beautiful and has plenty of potential. Got alot of work ahead of you tho. Keep us updated with progress!

[Revmaynard]

Will do! This isn't in Athens so it won't be a problem to work on it for a little while every now and then when I can. lol

[Big_Dave]

Hey Rev, thats going to be a cool car. 1600's are super rare. If you have any questions RE: the bodywork or paint products feel free to PM me. I have 20 years of body and paint experience. Hit me up if you need to.

[Revmaynard]

Yea, it needs floor pans in the rear. I can push on the carpet and it doesn't feel safe to support weight. So...that's an issue. lolz

[Big_Dave]

^^You should be able to find those floor panels for a reasonable price. also they are not that difficult to install.

[Revmaynard]

The cheapest I've found them was $234. But that was also last year when I was looking. Here are some pictures I found from before any sanding but after I replaced the trunk deck. Also there are some bay shots.













Good ol' M10. As you can see, it needs a lot of body work. Lolz

[Big_Dave]

Keep sanding the body like you are doing, but go to a hardware store and wire brush for a drill. Not just any wire brush, ask for a cable, cup wire brush. Install the brush on the drill and then proceed to go over all of the places on the body that have rust. This will clean out the rust from the rust pits. When you finish the sanding, before you apply any kind of primer, paint, or rust treatment, go to http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/homepage.htm and buy two quarts of the part "a" epoxy primer and two quarts of part "b" activator. This is the most important paint product to apply to your freshly prepped sheetmetal. It virtually stops rust from spreading and provides a great foundation for bodyfillers, and surfacing primers. It also looks great as is. It produces a cool, long lasting semi gloss black, white, or grey finish that is resistant to pretty much any chemicals.

[93EG6LS]

Needs some restoration but will b 1 badass ride